Laverne T. Plis, 76

April 16, 2002

LaVerne T. Plis, 76, of Schaumburg, a former bridal gown seamstress, died of complications from cancer Saturday, April 13, in Manor Care Health Services in Elk Grove Village. She created her own wedding gown and others for several family members, said her daughter Deborah Fennell. The Chicago native graduated from Flower Technical High School there, where she was trained as a seamstress. During World War II, she was a switchboard operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in Chicago. She married in 1945 and became a homemaker. She returned to work in the 1960s as a bridal consultant and seamstress for Helene's Bridal Shop in Chicago. The following decade she worked as a seamstress for a clothing manufacturer in Chicago and then spent more than 10 years at National Business Lists in Chicago, supervising the company's at-home employees. She retired in the early 1980s. Mrs. Plis enjoyed playing the piano and organ. Other survivors include another daughter, Paulette Wojtkiewicz; a son, Mark; and eight grandchildren. Prayers will be said at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in Countryside Funeral Home, 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd., Streamwood. A mass will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, 1451 Bode Rd., Schaumburg.